He was a familiar figure among the mega-rich of Monaco, known for his charming
manners and his charity raffles, in which the prizes included fur coats and
luxury perfume.

Now police say that Wojciech Janowski, 65, who claims to be a Cambridge
economics graduate, has confessed to hiring two contract killers to shoot
dead the billionaire heiress with whose daughter he lives. Prosecutors said
Mr Janowski had admitted paying his fitness coach €200,000 (£160,000) to end
Hélène Pastor’s life.

Mr Janowski, who was Poland’s honorary consul in Monaco, is accused of
ordering the murder of Mrs Pastor and her chauffeur